‘Geography of Hate’ Maps out Racism on Twitter

by Jorge Rivas on May 16 2013, 4:00PM

A group of researchers have created a “Geography of Hate” map revealing racist and homophobic tweet concentrations across the U.S.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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SXSW: Who’s Making Money From Their YouTube? Not Black People

by Jorge Rivas on March 11 2013, 2:15PM

YouTube was celebrated as the great equalizer for marginalized groups in the media but the video sharing platform is not that much different than old media.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog, SXSW

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Arkansas Tea Party Rally Kicked Off With Racist Icebreaker Joke

by Jorge Rivas on June 19 2012, 10:07AM

Not only was an Arkansas Tea Party rally kicked off with a racist joke but then a Senator went ahead a tweeted the speaker did a great job.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

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A Musical Thank You Note to the Racists and Misogynists of the Internet

by Jorge Rivas on June 8 2012, 3:39PM

Isabel Fay, a British comedy writer and performer, wrote a beautiful song thanking the “sexually aggressive, racist, homophobe, misogynistic” trolls of the interwebs.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Oxford Handbook of Personality Disorders: Is Racism is an Illness?

by Jorge Rivas on May 8 2012, 1:06PM

Does declaring racism an illness in any way remedy, address, or lead us toward a solution for this inequity?

Topics: Health, /NOW Blog

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Racists Discover Pinterest

by Jorge Rivas on March 29 2012, 4:40PM

Pinterest, the most talked about start-up of the spring, didn’t catch on at the White House quick enough because someone has signed up for the photo sharing site with the username Obama… and the user picture is that of a primate.

Topics: Media, /NOW Blog

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Starbucks Barista Draws ‘Chinky Eyes’ on Korean-American Customer’s Cup

by Jorge Rivas on February 8 2012, 11:53AM

First it was “Ching Chong” at Chick-Fil-A in Irvine then it was it was “Lady Chinky Eyes” at a Papa John’s in Harlem and now a Starbucks Barista in Georgia drawing “chinky eyes” on a cup to identify two Korean-American customers.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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‘The View’ on Slave Homework: ‘They Knew What They Were Doing’

by Jorge Rivas on January 10 2012, 12:25PM

Sherri Shepherd calls it what it is, racism.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Atlanta School Sends 8-Year Olds With Math Homework About Beating Slaves

by Jorge Rivas on January 10 2012, 8:03AM

Nine third-grade math teachers in Gwinnett County, Georgia sent a class of mostly black and Latino students home with questions about beating slaves and picking fruit.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

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Calling Asians Racist Slurs on Fast Food Receipts is Now a National Trend

by Jorge Rivas on January 9 2012, 2:11PM

The first two incidents happened in Irvine, Calif., now a woman in NYC received a receipt calling her ‘lady chinky eyes.’

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

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